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STIRLING ENGINE

A class with identifier http://staging4.data.posccaesar.org/iso/15926-4/rdl/RDS1083914

MetadataThis section provides information about 'RDS1083914'.

DefinitionAn <STIRLING ENGINE> is an <EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE> that is a reciprocating engine consisting essentially of a cylinder with a working piston and a displacer. When the gas in the cylinder is heated it expands, driving the working piston. The displacer then transfers the gas to a cold region for cooling; it is then recompressed by the working piston and transferred by the displacer to the hot region to start the cycle again.
ISO number8200
NoteThe term "closed-cycle" means that the working gas is permanently contained within the cylinder, unlike the "open-cycle" internal combustion engine and some steam engines, which vent the working fluid to the atmosphere.
RDS numberRDS1083914
Sourcederived from Chambers Science and Technology Dictionary
Rotating Equipment

AlignmentThis section lists the most specific P2-superclasses of 'RDS1083914' together with an alignment with corresponding classes in P14, if available.

FunctionalObjectlis14:FunctionalObject
InanimatePhysicalObjectlis14:InanimatePhysicalObject

ContextThis section provides super- and subclasses of 'RDS1083914'.